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Urinalysis: The Usefulness and Limitations of Urine Dipstick Testing

요검사: 요시험지봉 검사의 유용성과 한계

  • Han, Tae Hee (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital)
  • 한태희 (인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 진단검사의학과)
  • Received : 2013.08.14
  • Accepted : 2013.10.09
  • Published : 2013.10.31

Abstract

The urinalysis is an essential part of the diagnostic work-up for kidney disease and other renal system disorders. The dipstick test allows rapid and simultaneous chemical analyses of urine, including factors such as pH, specific gravity, protein, glucose, ketones, occult blood, bilirubin, urobilinogen, nitrite, and leukocyte-esterase. The chemical reactions on dipstick are complicated and can be affected by oxidizing, reducing, and discoloring substances in the urine. Therefore, false positive and false negative results are common in dipstick testing. To obtain reliable results with the dipstick, it is necessary to collect urine cleanly and examine the urine carefully. It is mandatory to clearly understand the principles of dipstick testing to evaluate abnormal findings. If the urine dipstick results suggest hematuria, proteinuria, or urinary tract infection, microscopy of the urine should be performed to confirm the findings.

소변검사는 신장질환과 기타전신질환의 진단에 매우 중요한 검사이다. 요시험지봉검사을 이용하면 짧은 시간에 소변의 여러 가지 화학 성상(pH, 비중, 단백, 당, 케톤체, 잠혈, 빌리루빈, 우로빌리노겐, 아질산염, 백혈구-에스테라제)을 동시에 검사할 수 있다. 요시험지봉검사는 관련된 화학반응이 복잡하여 소변에 존재하는 산화물질, 환원물질, 착색물질의 영향을 받을 수 있어 위양성 위음성 반응이 흔히 발생한다. 요시험지봉검사로 신뢰할 수 있는 결과를 얻기 위해서는 검체를 깨끗하게 채집하고 주의를 기울여 검사해야 하며 요시험지봉검사 결과를 제대로 이용하기 위해서는 검사의 원리를 잘 이해할 필요가 있다. 요시험지봉검사에서 혈뇨, 단백뇨, 요로감염이 의심되면 확진을 위해 요검경검사를 실시하여야 한다.

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